MACsec Intel FPGA System Design User Guide

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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction 2. Architecture 3. Interface Overview 4. Parameters 5. Configuration Registers 6. Software Architecture 7. Generating the System Design 8. Document Revision History for MACsec System Design User Guide
1. Introduction x
1.1. Terminology 1.2. Release Information 1.3. System Requirements
2. Architecture x
2.1. System Architecture 2.2. Data Path Between Ethernet MAC and MACsec 2.3. Data Path Between MACsec and MCDMA 2.4. Data Path Between MACsec and Packet Generator/Checker (Packet Client) 2.5. Data Path Illustrations 2.6. Interrupts 2.7. Packet FIFO 2.8. AXI-ST Rate Controller 2.9. Error Handling 2.10. Top Level Signals
2.2. Data Path Between Ethernet MAC and MACsec x
2.2.1. Ethernet Subsystem
2.2.1. Ethernet Subsystem x
2.2.1.1. Data Receiving from MACsec to E/F-Tile Hard IP 2.2.1.2. Data Transmitting from E/F-tile Hard IP to MACsec 2.2.1.3. Order of Ethernet Transmission 2.2.1.4. E/F-Tile Hard IP Reset Sequence
2.3. Data Path Between MACsec and MCDMA x
2.3.1. AXI-ST Multi-Segment to Single-Segment Conversion 2.3.2. MCDMA
2.4. Data Path Between MACsec and Packet Generator/Checker (Packet Client) x
2.4.1. Packet Client 2.4.2. Packet Generation and Check
2.5. Data Path Illustrations x
2.5.1. MACsec Interface Signal Names
2.6. Interrupts x
2.6.1. MCDMA MSI-X Table Configuration
3. Interface Overview x
3.1. Clocking 3.2. Resets
5. Configuration Registers x
5.1. System Register Map
5.1. System Register Map x
5.1.1. Packet Client Register Map 5.1.2. Interrupt Controller Register Map
6. Software Architecture x
6.1. MACsec Key Agreement Protocol 6.2. Driver Functional Requirements 6.3. Software Requirements 6.4. Software Overview 6.5. MACsec IP APIs Sequence 6.6. Functions 6.7. Software Tools
6.4. Software Overview x
6.4.1. McDMA Driver Kernel Module 6.4.2. MACsec IP APIs 6.4.3. Linux MACsec Driver Kernel Module 6.4.4. IP Tool 6.4.5. WPA Supplicant
6.4.2. MACsec IP APIs x
6.4.2.1. SDK
6.5. MACsec IP APIs Sequence x
6.5.1. MACsec Initialization Sequence
6.5.1. MACsec Initialization Sequence x
6.5.1.1. MACsec Reset Sequence 6.5.1.2. TX Configuration Sequence 6.5.1.3. RX Configuration Sequence 6.5.1.4. TX Rekeying Sequence 6.5.1.5. RX Rekeying Sequence 6.5.1.6. Cut Through/Store Forward Mode 6.5.1.7. User Single/Multi Port Settings 6.5.1.8. Encrypt/Decrypt Port 6.5.1.9. Port Priority 6.5.1.10. Interrupt Generation and Register
6.5.1.1. MACsec Reset Sequence x
6.5.1.1.1. GLOBAL Reset 6.5.1.1.2. PORT Reset 6.5.1.1.3. Secure Association (SA) Reset
6.6. Functions x
6.6.1. macsec_initilize 6.6.2. macsec_get_attributes 6.6.3. macsec_get_sa_attributes 6.6.4. macsec_set_attributes 6.6.5. macsec_set_sa_attributes 6.6.6. macsec_read_register 6.6.7. macsec_write_register 6.6.8. macsec_set_port_configuration 6.6.9. macsec_rate_configuration 6.6.10. macsec_single_or_multi_port 6.6.11. macsec_crypto_mode 6.6.12. macsec_port_priority 6.6.13. macsec_register_isr
6.7. Software Tools x
6.7.1. IP Tool 6.7.2. WPA_Supplicant 6.7.3. CLI Debug Tool
6.7.3. CLI Debug Tool x
6.7.3.1. Functional Requirements 6.7.3.2. Features Overview 6.7.3.3. Design with HOST 6.7.3.4. Netlink Interface 6.7.3.5. SDK 6.7.3.6. Design Overview
7. Generating the System Design x
7.1. Software Requirements 7.2. Obtaining the Reference Design 7.3. Reference Design Directory Structure 7.4. Simulation Command Arguments 7.5. Simulation Test Cases 7.6. Complete Simulation Command 7.7. Simulation Requirements 7.8. Running the Simulation 7.9. Building, Installing, and Running the Software
7.4. Simulation Command Arguments x
7.4.1. Simulation -d Options
1. Introduction
2. Architecture
3. Interface Overview
4. Parameters
5. Configuration Registers
6. Software Architecture
7. Generating the System Design
8. Document Revision History for MACsec System Design User Guide

2.3.1. AXI-ST Multi-Segment to Single-Segment Conversion

Each MACsec’s RX uncontrolled port dynamically gives data in multi-segment format (where a new packet can start in the same cycle that the current packet ends in) whenever the data is available to be combined from the same port. The packet parser/filtering logic works in single segment format and looks for an Ethernet type field at a fixed location within the packet after SA+DA (Source, Destination MAC Addresses). The uncontrolled port receives plaintext as well as ciphertext packets too so there should not be any back pressure from your logic while converting multi-segment to single segment to maintain the equal incoming and outgoing rate. The uncontrolled port does not support TREADY de-assertion.
Figure 15. AXI-ST Multi-Segment Stream Data from Uncontrolled Port
As shown below, short packets may introduce an additional cycle to transfer the same amount of data coming in multi-segment mode. Your implementation should try to match the incoming rate by minimizing the unrequired throttling.
Figure 16. AXI-ST Single-Segment Stream Data (Converted)
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